468 Tons Of Tape Hit Vietnam Vets

May 9, 1985|United Press International

NEW YORK — Clean-up crews Wednesday collected 468 tons of shredded paper dumped on Vietnam veterans in their ticker-tape parade.

While the march of 25,000 veterans on Tuesday was the largest ticker-tape parade in terms of the number of marchers in the city`s history, the outpouring of affection -- measured in tons of paper -- failed to set a record.

The amount of paper used in ticker-tape parades has dropped drastically over the years, partly because many modern office buildings have sealed windows.

The largest ticker-tape parade in the city`s history in terms of ticker- tape tonnage was on Aug. 14, 1945, when Victory In Japan Day left 5,438 tons of debris.